Building Packages

Datui can be packaged for Debian/Ubuntu (.deb), Fedora/RHEL (.rpm), and Arch Linux (AUR).

Prerequisites

• Rust: Install via rustup
• Python 3: For running the build script
• Cargo packaging tools: Install as needed:

cargo install cargo-deb           # For .deb packages
cargo install cargo-generate-rpm  # For .rpm packages
cargo install cargo-aur           # For AUR packages

Building Packages

Run from the repository root:

# Build a .deb package (Debian/Ubuntu)
python3 scripts/build_package.py deb

# Build a .rpm package (Fedora/RHEL)
python3 scripts/build_package.py rpm

# Build AUR package (Arch Linux)
python3 scripts/build_package.py aur

The script automatically:

1. Runs cargo build --release
2. Generates and compresses the manpage
3. Invokes the appropriate cargo packaging tool
4. Reports the output file locations

Options

• --no-build: Skip cargo build --release (use when artifacts already exist)
• --repo-root PATH: Specify repository root (default: auto-detected via git)

# Example: build .deb without rebuilding (artifacts must exist)
python3 scripts/build_package.py deb --no-build

Output Locations

CI and Releases

The same script is used in GitHub Actions:

• CI (ci.yml): Builds and uploads dev packages (.deb, .rpm, .tar.gz) on push to main
• Release (release.yml): Attaches .deb, .rpm, and Arch .tar.gz to GitHub releases

Arch Linux Installation

Arch users can install from the release tarball:

# Download the tarball from a release, then extract and install
tar xf datui-X.Y.Z-x86_64.tar.gz
sudo install -Dm755 datui /usr/bin/datui
sudo install -Dm644 target/release/datui.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/datui.1.gz

Or use the included PKGBUILD with makepkg.

More Information

For detailed information about packaging metadata, policies, and AUR submission, see plans/packaging-deb-rpm-aur-plan.md.